Bedlamp shade



Patented Sept. 13, 192:3.

RUDOLPH w. enr., or INDIANAPoLrs INDIANA.

` OFFICE.

`:minimale SHADE;

1 Applicatioiraled october 1e, 1922. seriaiNo. 594,690.

Be it'known rthat L BuDoLrI-rflv.Ann, a

citizen of theUnited States-residing atindianapolis,f in` the Vcounty Y of Marion :and-

State of indiana, have: invented z,new and useful Improvementsin Bedlarnpj Shades, of, which Athe folle-wine' is a specification.

' In, hospitals itisroiten desirable fto have a lightthat will beso subduedas not-to disturb the patient but which will aii'ordV suii- Y cient illumination thatj the` nurse may observe the patient-s condition at all 1i-times. It 'is also Ydesirable ftofailord suiiicient illumination for `more criticallexamination, or for the patientto read by attimes while' lying in bed, but in the latter case,`which may be reduced by him at will to theabove subdued light whenthe brighterlight'is not desired.` Eli-'Orts have beenma'de tofshade the lamp by surrounding it with a newspaperor the like, but the inlammablecharacter of the covering makessuch an expedient dangerous.

Lamps are also desirable inl home bedrooms where a constant dim light is wanted with a Vcapacity for illumination suiiicient to read by at times.

y The object of this invention,V is to provide f a shade or cover for a lamp thatfwill give off a subdued light from substantially the upper hali` of it-,but roin'wliich the light may be entirely cut-off` coming from the lower haii' orvsup-plied'rat will through an oriiice opened andV closed by a door manually.,

accomplish the objectsrof the invention by the means illustrated in the accompany- Y ing` drawings, in which-- F ig. .1 is azview in side elevation of my with` the light-opening vertical longitudinalsection on the line 2 2 of Fig. 3. Fig. 3 is an underside plan view of the lamp, and Fig. 4f is a perspective view g ofa lampy supported in operative position above a bed by a wall-bracket, the Vdoor to the orifice being open to discharge a bright light below the lamp. Y

Like characters of reference indicate like parts of the several views of the drawings. The embodiment of my invention shown in theV accompanying drawings comprises a wall-bracket 5, having a socket 6, in which an electric lamp 7 is held, all in the usual manner. -For convenience .thebracket is preferably attachedY to a wall above the head of a bed asV shown in Fig. 4. The bracket ig.A 2 `whereby 'ha-li of the main orbody portion of the is` provided with the usual shadefholder 8 having an inturned outer annular edge and set-screws 9 to receive and hold the flared endfoif a shade 10. The shade 10-is preferablyformedout of translucentglass of a 'subduedlcolor,.as`.green, that will diffuse a Vsoothing light; and the inner surface of the shade is finished in white to increase its ca pacity for the reflection of light. Beginning at a, at a suitable distance from its .flared inner endr the material of the shade lOis omitted to b, inthe manner shown in approximately the lower shade is removed for the unobstructed downward discharge of light from the lamp 7. This entire omittedportion is closed, however, by a metalV member 11, having a ila-t bottom 12 through which a lightopen-l ing 13 is formed. The discharge of light through this opening is regulated and controlled by a door llthat is here sho-wn as secured to the bottom 12 4b v a pivot 15 at the inner end of the door. The door will preferablybe dished at 16 to provide more equal clearance between it and the lamp, and the door will have a button 17 by which it may be'more easily operated manually by swinging it on its pivot in opening and closing the door. The sides of the member 11 fit closely against the shade 10 so light will not escape at the joint; and clamping the inner end of member 11 to the shade l0, is a split metal band 18. TheV ends formed by the split in the band are bent outwardly parallel with each other when 'closed together and are brought to this position by a screw 19 and wing-nut 2O by means of which the band is clamped around the neck of the shade 1() in the manner shown to removably secure the member 1l to the shade 10. When the interior of the device is to be cleaned, or the Vlamp` 7 is to be renewed, the member 11 is downwardly from the lamp, but a bright light will be discharged downwardly upon opening the door 14.

Y I am aware that various changes may be made without/departing from the spirit of my inventicim particularly f--in the-construction of the door which may -be a-sli'ding one, or hinged to swing downwardly, and 'the like (not shown) and I therefore do not desire to be unduly limited tothe precise Vconstruction Shown nor any more than is required'by the appended claims; and having thus fully described"alprcferred embodiment of my invention, what I claim as new 'and Wish to secure by Letters Patent, 'is-- `1`. In a device ior the purposes speciied a 'side bracket, a top shade of 'translucent material laterally supportedfby the bracket and havinga' lower open portion,v`an opaque member closing saidopen position and having an opening on its underside, and a door regulating the discharge of light through said opening.

2; ln a deviceV for the purposes specified a side bracket,` atop shade of translucent glass laterallysupported by the bracket and havino its outer lower ortion o )en a sheet b l 3 metal memberl closing the opening in the glass shade, said member having alightopening` means for removably securing the sheet metal member to the shade, and a manually opened'and closed door regulatsien, said opaque member having a lightf:

opening, a clamp removably securing the opaquemember to the neckV of the shade, and a vmanually operated door regulating the discharge of light through `the light- Vopening in the opaque'member.

Signed vat Indianapolis, Indiana, this the 13th day of October,"1922.

f RUDLPHY YV. ADE. 

